We're exhausted, and we should go home for a while... and then Ix's search for the enemy catches it.

''Warning. Something huge is coming towards us at high speed.''

Then you hear a vibration and sound like a person running. You're not coming at this time!

But if you're coming, don't be shy. I'm going to test my secret weapon.

I'm guessing Giant... and Ix, you're coming with me.

Yes, Master.

Me and Ix got on Hicks and we all headed for Giant. The Giant noticed us and was ready to intercept us.

But we passed over the Giant and dropped our secret weapon.

The pyrotechnic bomb I dropped hit the ground in front of the Giant and exploded in a huge explosion.

Mmmm...I thought I aimed for his face, but it was difficult. Downstairs, the Giant is huffing and puffing, with burns on his legs. This guy is very human... Then Lily asks me.

"That's a lot of power... did Tact make that?

'Yeah. Isn't it great?

Yeah!

Lily was smiling when Ix said something outrageous.

'Aerodynamic drag calculation complete. Falling speed calculation complete. Falling distance calculation complete. Master, give me the bomb.'

What...?　Oh, okay.

You're not...

Ix successfully hit Giant's face with a bomb. Giant's face exploded in a huge explosion, and he was rolling around, holding his face down.

'Ix-chan, that's awesome!

I did the math.

Kuh... even I should be able to do it once I get a feel for it.

The resurrected Giant stepped on the ground and swung his club while shouting at me.

Play fair! You coward! I think that's what they say.

But there's yet another bomb...so we have an ignition bomb test.

This time it explodes over the Giant's head. Difficult... and then Ix says.

Explosive elapsed time calculation complete. Master, give me the bomb.

...Yes?

That's all I can say! And Ix dropped it beautifully, but Giant tried to club the bomb back.

'I see... the ignition system has this kind of weakness... if it was too late, we would have been the ones to take the bomb.

'It didn't work. I'm sorry, sir. Master.

You don't have to apologize because you didn't make a mistake. If anything, Ix threw the bomb perfectly and it saved my life. Thank you.

He patted Ix's head and smiled. I wonder if the bomb is as powerful as the Explosion? This kind of firepower without chanting or magic should be enough. Then Lily looks like she's running out of patience.

'Tact!　Lilly too!　Lilly wants to do it too!

Yes, yes...I look like a kid who totally wants to play fireworks. It's not that kind of thing. I hand Lily a pyrotechnic bomb.

'Throw it as hard as you can.

Okay!　Let's go!　Eeeeee!

Lily throws the bomb, spinning around like a cannonball thrower. Normally it would be absurdly difficult to control, but when the bomb flies at the Giant, the Giant holds up a bat called a club and hits the bomb!

It should have been an out-of-field home run, but the bomb, with the impact of Lily's power and Giant's power, exploded in a huge explosion, engulfing Giant in its entirety the moment it hit.

It's Lily the firepower, Ix the hit. Me?　I'm a bomb maker.

We've tested the bomb, we're going to kill the giant. It's the death of a thousand worms. Black iron, you'll never stop.

When I say that, Black Iron, who heard the order, points his left arm at Giant.

In the next moment, a rock shoots wildly from Black Iron's left hand. It's the one Colossus was using earlier. That was a throwing stone, wasn't it?

Giant swings his club and resists. It would be right not to withdraw to the defense in this situation. But the black iron was not naive. He turned his right hand to his right, and with great vigor, a rocket punch was unleashed.

Giant is unable to react to the sudden rocket punch after a big swing of the club, and is blown away. But he still gets up. This guy is too tough, isn't he?

But the shadow coming from behind the Giant, who is focused on the black iron... Himari cuts off the Giant's head with the wind blade and is knocked down.

Finally, the Giant is dismantled. If they come in meat or something, I'd be a donkey... but here's the result.

Giant's Cudgel: Rare Level 3 Cudgel Quality E
Weight: 30 Endurance Value: 50 Attack Power: 25
Additional Effect: Physical Destruction
A cudgel held by the Giant. It is made of sturdy wood and specializes in breaking things.

You could get a weapon, couldn't you? And I'm not sure I'm ready to use a weapon like this.

I was able to test the bomb and I got the materials for Ix's weapon, so I decided to go back for a return.

After returning to Freetia, I headed to the Beast Demon Guild. The objective is to summon a synthesis. It didn't work last time, but it should be fine this time. After all, I'm looking at the monster I'm about to summon.

Between the synthetic summons, I summon Himari and Root and face them in the soul corridor.

''Ahhhh. Can you hear me?''

"You heard from Hicks and Diane, right?　My Lord. This is the first time I've ever spoken to you in this way.'

'Oh. You both sounded like that.

Himari had the voice of a man who sounded unsure. I want to apologize for naming her like a girl.

Root had the voice of a man with a dignified man.

''You're going to summon a composite...''

No?

"Scared instead of disgusted?

Maybe that's just as well.

'What is there to be afraid of, being strong for the Lord?

That's...

You don't have to say it. I know the feeling. I'd like to have a word with you...

I remember Himari's encounter.

'You and Himari were summoned together with Tsukimu (Rina), weren't you?

'Oh, you remembered!

"Of course the Lord would remember. And of course, you remember how you met me.

You seem a little nervous.

Don't worry, I'll remember it well. Root was summoned after losing to Skull Ortros, right? I looked pathetic, didn't I?

"I thought to myself, 'Honestly. But I didn't worry because I soon realized how strong they were and how much he cared about us.

I knew that's what they thought... because I wasn't good enough at the time.

'Me too, sir. I'm proud of my fight with Astaroth.

'Oh. I'm still proud of my fight with Astaroth, too.

We lost, but we fought as hard as we could. That's why I'm proud of you. Himari looks at Root.

'Root... can we be able to beat that Astaroth?

'I don't know. But you know it's not going to happen in the present, don't you?

Himari looks at me.

''Yeah...Lord. I still want to be strong. I want to be of help to the Lord and Lily-sama and others.''

"...you're a king after all.

Really?

'I want to be strong for someone else. That would be the beginning of the high road.

Maybe that's certainly how the people who became kings began.

'I see...then, Root. I've entrusted my power and the king's will to you. Use my power to help you.

"Be it ordained. I hereby pledge that we will be a force for good in the Lord.

"Yes. Lord, please summon the synthesis.

You're sure you want to do this?

"Yes, my soul... "My soul... with the Lord.

All right. I'll never forget Himari and Root, either.

They laughed.

''A composite summons!　My Lord!

Composite summoning!

They return to the magic stone and are sucked into the magic circle. Then the magic circles overlapped each other and became one magic circle, emitting a purple colored light.

And the one who appeared from the magic circle was the wyrm seen before.

'Name to me!　My Lord

We have a name in mind. Our adventure will still be a challenge. I thought about it with the hope that it would light up such a dark road like a streetlight.

'It's Stra!'

"Stra. Thank you for the good name. Our strength, with the Lord!

The soul corridor is lifted. I check my status as I stroke Stra.

Name, Stra, Wyrm Lv 1.

Vitality 80
Magical power 70
Strength 78
Defensive Strength 60
Agility 72
Dexterity value 64

skill
Flying Lv 1 Biting Lv 1 Coiled Lv 1 Poisonous Armor Lv 1 Assault Lv 1 Deadly Poison Lv 1 Deadly Breath Lv 1　
Corrosive Breath Lv 1 Heat Detection Lv 1 Wind Blade Lv 1 Wind Magic Lv 1 Intimidation Lv 1 Riding Lv 1

Now there were only three summons left that I could summon.

I guess I had a riding skill. I'll have to get one together with the liqueur. That's why I bought it at the Beast Demon Guild's shop.

Just like Hicks, the abilities are the same, but the price is higher because of the size of the monster. This is just the way it is.

I took the opportunity to check the ride quality on the Sheikh Road.

First of all, it's a liqueur, but the speed was a mess. It felt like the scenery was blown away. I'll tell you what, I'll be d*mned. If it weren't for his jockeying skills, he'd be unconscious or falling off the horse.

Then there's Stra, and this guy isn't running fast, he's flying majestically. It's something fresh. There was a grey wolf down there, so I used a corrosive breath.

When something like green gas was sprayed on the gray wolf, the gray wolf would suffer and collapse. It looked like it was suffering and dying from some kind of insecticide.

Apparently it was something that caused the same damage as a deadly poison, but that wasn't all. The grass on the ground around it was dying. So the effect of this is to make it die or rot... the fact that the gray wolf isn't rotting is a gross prevention measure.

Now that I've lived through the confirmation, the next step is to use Ix's weapon in Battleship.

Name Tact Intermediate Summoner Lv 17 to Lv 18

Vitality 48
Magic power 99 to 101.
Strength 35
Defensive Strength 24 to 25.
Agility 36 to 37
Dexterity value 73 to 75.

skill

Fighting Lv 9, kicking Lv 16, staff Lv 22, one-handed sword Lv 18, spear Lv 3, throwing Lv 5 -> Lv 7　
High speed chanting lv 17, summoning magic lv 28, sealing magic lv 3, horsemen lv 8, alchemy lv 17.　
Mining Lv 18 Logging Lv 17 Dismantling Lv 32 Appraisal Lv 20 Identification Lv 25 Wind Magic Lv 22　
Fire Magic Lv 21 Earth Magic Lv 22 Water Magic Lv 24 Water Magic Lv 24 Dark Magic Lv 20 Sacred Magic Lv 5　
Lightning magic Lv 21, explosive magic Lv 22, wood magic Lv 22, ice magic Lv 21, space-time magic Lv 27.　
Underwater Activity Lv 1 Reading Lv 8 Cooking Lv 33 Feeding Lv 7 Fishing Lv 14 Synchro Lv 9

Name Black Iron Iron Golem Lv 1

Vitality 80
Magic power 0
Strength 95
Defensive Strength 95
Agility 26
Dexterity value 15

skill
Fighting Lv 14 Ironclad Lv 21 -> Lv 22 Provocation 18 Physical Resistance Lv 20 Physical Destruction Lv 1 Mining Lv 6　
Stone throwing Lv3 -> Lv4 Injection Lv1 -> Lv2 Electric resistance Lv1 Cold resistance Lv1 Poison invalidation Lv1 Sickness invalidation Lv1　

Name: Hicks, Lesser Gryphon Lv 3

Vitality 72
Magical power 64
Strength 94
Defensive Strength 46
Agility 94
Dexterity value 60

skill
Flying Lv10 -> Lv12 Claws Lv5 Riding Lv7 -> Lv8 Whirlwind Lv6 Windproof Lv3 Wind Blade Lv3 Gale Lv5　
Afterimage lv4 Wind magic lv2 Lightning magic lv2 Lightning breath lv1 Majesty lv1 Rider enhancement lv5 -> lv6